Resolution to call hydro power clean
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Printed Date: 28 Apr 2024 at 7:33am
Topic: Resolution to call hydro power clean
Posted By: wallyworld
Subject: Resolution to call hydro power clean
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2015 at 8:47pm
Washington's own Jaime Beutler reintroduced a resolution before Congress to define hydro power as clean energy. Obviously this is bad. Everybody send your letters up the hill.
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let's go get it
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Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2015 at 9:18am
Not sure if this is the exact resolution you are referring to, but this is an important one to stand against. Basically the hydro companies want to strip away what meager controls are already in place to keep them from damming any stream they want. This is going to senate committe THIS WEEK. Letters (or emails/calls) needed now! It is super easy to email your senators, so please do.
From AW:
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/32390/
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Posted By: Slackkinhard
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2015 at 9:33am
You can contact your two United States Senators from Washington directly via:
http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/ - http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/
http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm - http://murray.senate...email/index.cfm
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Posted By: irenen
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2015 at 1:59pm
Thanks for the links slackinhard, I'm putting them here again so it's all together.
Cantwell: http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-maria - http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-maria
Murray: http://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme - http://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme
In case anyone wants to copy and paste here's wording you could use below. Not saying it's great, but it's fast. Also I think this goes under the 'Energy' section when you fill out the Contact forms.
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I am writing to ask that you take a stand against the Energy Power Modernization Act of 2015. The Act would severely compromise the ability of local communities, federal agencies and tribes to protect and revive rivers impacted by hydropower. In my opinion hydropower is not 'green' energy, and if passed, this Act will strip American citizens of their right to adequately balance the interests of energy companies versus the interests of public recreation, fish and wildlife. Passage of the Act would result in irreversible loss to the American public in terms of destruction of wilderness and removal of unique outdoor recreational opportunities that are a fundamental right of U.S. taxpayers.
Sincerely,
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It's all fun and games until someone loses a paddle.
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Posted By: DamonM
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2015 at 4:56pm
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Thanks, Irene and everyone, for posting this info and copy/paste text to make it easy to voice our input. Much appreciated!
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Posted By: irenen
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2015 at 7:10pm
Glad it was helpful, thanks for sending them your comments!
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It's all fun and games until someone loses a paddle.
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